New Motorola Droid Pro Specs & Features Confirmed at CTIA

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Well it didn’t take long for Verizon to come up with a new Droid family member and we’re not surprised to see it’s a Motorola. We’re not surprised by its name either, the Motorola Droid Pro, a moniker we’ve heard before in previous leaks.

Verizon has officially announced the Motorola Droid Pro and, after seeing the Motorola Bravo, the Motorola Flipout and the Motorola Flipside made official by AT&T today, we can definitely tell you that the Droid Pro would probably be a better choice.

The most important feature of the Droid Pro is, of course, Android 2.2 Froyo, right out of the box. The other three Motorola Android devices are all running Android 2.1 and they might never have a Froyo future. But let’s focus on the specs and features of the Motorola Droir Pro, shall we?

In fact, here’s word-for-word what Verizon lists under “key features and specifications:”

• Support for both Exchange e-mail and Gmail™ for business
• Corporate directory look-up, unified calendar for Enterprise and sync with Google Calendar™
• PC-like browsing with Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1 on a full, multi-touch, 3.1-inch brilliant display built on Android 2.2
• View, edit and share documents, including Microsoft Excel® spreadsheets, PowerPoint® presentations and Word® documents
• Built-in security features, including AuthenTec IPSec multi-headed VPN integration, remote wipe of device and SD card, and complex password support. Device and SD card encryption will be available in early 2011
• 3G Mobile HotSpot capabilities – Allows customers to connect up to five other Wi-Fi®-enabled devices and laptops
• Live widgets that stream e-mail messages to the home screen; customers can filter the widgets to separate work and home e-mail
• 5-megapixel camera with auto focus and dual LED flash as well as DVD-quality video
• 3G diversity antennae provides customers with enhanced data speeds and range
• Wi-Fi-enabled DNLA connectivity
• Android Market™ – Provides customers with access to more than 80,000 applications
• My Verizon and Backup AssistantSM support – Allows customers to manage their wireless accounts or their contacts from their phones

See anything you like yet? Would you pick the Droid Pro instead of the BlackBerry Torch?

When it comes to pricing details and release date, the official press release gets very vague. The phone will be available in the following weeks while pricing will be announced closer to launch. In other words expect this Droid Pro to cost $199.99 with new 2-year contracts, but we’ll get back on that in due time.

Last but not least we’ll also notice how this Droid Pro handset isn’t the world phone version of the Droid 2 as some sources claimed a while ago, but it’s a standalone device, and one that has plenty of personality.